Customers · updated 2026-08-08

How to manage estimates on the Customers page in Dumpster Controls

The "Estimates" panel at the top of the Customers page tracks every quote you have out: what was accepted, what is pending, and what fell through.

  1. Expand the panel

    Click the "Estimates" button above the metrics. It shows your estimate count, and a pulsing badge when new accepted estimates are waiting (the tooltip counts "new estimates to review"). Arriving from an estimate alert opens the panel already expanded.

  2. Read the header

    The expanded panel summarizes "accepted", "pending", and "canceled" counts, plus the "Accepted value" and "Pending value" totals.

  3. Filter with the tabs

    Tabs are "All", "Accepted", "Pending", and "Canceled". Each row shows the estimate number, customer, a status chip ("Accepted", "Sent", "Declined", or "Expired"), amount, and date.

  4. Act on a pending estimate

    Rows with the "Sent" status offer "View" (opens the customer-facing page), "Edit", "Resend" (toast: "Estimate #{number} resent"), and "Cancel" (toast: "Estimate #{number} canceled").

  5. Acknowledge accepted estimates

    Newly accepted estimates pulse until you click "Acknowledge". Once acknowledged, the row shows "Done". This is your worklist of wins to turn into orders.

What happens next

Troubleshooting

A tab shows "No estimates in this category".

Nothing matches that filter right now. Switch to "All" to see everything.

There is no "Edit" or "Resend" on a row.

Those actions only exist while the estimate is in "Sent" status. Accepted, declined, and expired estimates are read-only apart from "View" and "Acknowledge".

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